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Archive for April 14, 1999

Letter: Use competition to fight oil companies: Buy the gas. But take your car and have any repair needed to a small independent garage not attached to any oil companies.; 12:03 p.m.

Letter: Gamblers should insist on food comps: It's what I do -- work, eat, sleep and gamble at keno! I even have an account number to verify this!; 12:03 p.m.

Letter: Unions forcing tourists elsewhere: As long-term visitors to Las Vegas, it appears to us that the unions there have taken on the character of a Chicago-style, gangster mob ... "Damn your business and the public as long as we ...; 12:01 p.m.

Letter: Stop discharging drug-laced water into Lake Mead: Neither conventional sewage treatment, nor "state-of-the-art" drinking water treatment can remove those drugs from the water.; 12:00 p.m.

Columnist Elizabeth Foyt: Colin Powell to speak at UNLV Foundation event: Elizabeth Foyt; The purpose of this annual evening is to recognize the contributions of individuals and businesses that support academic programs at UNLV. Past speakers at the event, held each year since 1988, have included such luminaires ...; 11:59 a.m.

Columnist Muriel Stevens: Ins and outs of service contracts: A number of household appliances are cheaper these days to replace than repair, so when I received notice from Montgomery Ward that the service contract on my 5-year-old dishwasher was up for renewal, I was ...; 11:57 a.m.

Editorial: Nuke power regulator provokes Nevada's ire: The Sun's Mary Manning reported Tuesday that state and county officials weren't informed of the NRC study, even though the agency was using state and county planning documents to arrive at its conclusion. State officials ...; 11:55 a.m.

Editorial: HMOs are misleading on Medicare: Some HMOs inform female patients that they must get a referral from a primary care physician before they get a mammogram, but federal rules are clear that no such referral is needed. HMOs sometimes also ...; 11:53 a.m.

Obituaries for April 14, 1999: He is survived by one sister, Catherine Ciambriello of New York.; 11:52 a.m.

Bail agents must notify local authorities: The amended version, approved Tuesday, allows bail agents to catch the defendant first. But they must still let local law enforcement know the defendant's identity, the agent's identity and where the defendant is being taken.; 11:47 a.m.

Amendment would expand open meeting law's reach: Greg Salter of the attorney general's office told the committee there have been complaints that public bodies plan to use a new section of the public records law to charge people for mailing out agendas.; 11:47 a.m.

Assembly votes on identity theft: One of the victims was Forrest Burke of Douglas County who suffered for years after his social security number and ID were stolen at a party. The thief destroyed Burke's credit and committed a number ...; 11:47 a.m.

Community briefs: Charges up to $25 per card holder for lost or damaged materials will also be waived. Lost library cards will be replaced for free. Materials can be returned to any of the 23 branches by ...; 11:46 a.m.

Las Vegas news briefs: Under the national settlement between the tobacco companies and the states, outdoor billboards touting smoking must be removed by April 22.; 11:43 a.m.

Jazz drummer Poole dies at 73: John Poole, an accomplished jazz drummer and longtime road manager of jazz great Anita O'Day, has died in Las Vegas. He was 73.; 11:36 a.m.

Columnist Tim Graham: Draft expert says Denton's out, other locals are in: Tim Graham; It takes quite a reputation for someone to have a comma listed after his last name. Just look at TV characters such as Magnum, P.I.; Walker, Texas Ranger; Fred Garvin, Male Prostitute.; 11:36 a.m.

Second man arrested in pyramid scheme: Attorney General Frankie Sue Del Papa said Tuesday that David Sergi was picked up in Honolulu on Friday. Douglas Savage was arrested in Las Vegas last week when the business was raided by state and ...; 11:34 a.m.

Relative I.D.s man killed by police: Jace Radke and Ed Koch; The man was identified from a postmortem photo by a relative, Clark County Coroner Ron Flud said today. Flud said, however, that he is still withholding the man's name because his office has to notify ...; 11:28 a.m.

District keeping safety an issue: Benjamin Grove; "This is not the hot-button issue it once was," said Sue Strand, president of the Clark County Classroom Teachers Association.; 11:28 a.m.

Boulder City Council sold on animals, but not on sanctuary: Jace Radke; But the council wasn't so warm and fuzzy about the sanctuary's funding plan.; 11:26 a.m.

Mayoral candidates begin final run: City Councilman Arnie Adamsen, criminal defense attorney Oscar Goodman and developer Mark Fine appeared Tuesday at the Palace Station at a forum sponsored by the Community Associations Institute, an advocacy group for homeowners associations.; 11:25 a.m.

Senators oppose any change in military land reviews: The established procedure is to render certain land within the vicinity of an Air Force base -- 3 million acres in the case of Nellis -- under military control for 15 years. At the end ...; 11:25 a.m.

Online hotel reservation firm acquired: Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.; 11:18 a.m.

Executives resign from company: The company, which is on a one-year probation from the Nevada Contractors Board, did not disclose why Kiggins and Coyle decided to leave. Kiggins had been with the company about two months after heading Beazer ...; 11:17 a.m.

Henderson: Seven Hills residents don't get fee relief: Lisa Snedeker; That's what the more than 50 residents who turned out for a special Henderson City Council meeting Tuesday at Frank Lamping Elementary School to discuss their concerns about the Seven Hills local improvement district were ...; 11:13 a.m.

Charges reduced against man shot by cop: Bill Gang and Jerry Fink; He had originally faced charges of felony pointing a gun at a police officer and obstructing justice, but the jury reduced those charges.; 11:07 a.m.

Spaghetti Bowl fix ahead of schedule: Scott Reeder; Just last month, the first ramp of the upgraded interchange opened and later this month the ribbon for another one will be cut -- five months ahead of schedule.; 11:06 a.m.

NLV: Cop's hearing against city pushed back: District Court Judge Gary Redmon was scheduled to hear Armstrong's request for a preliminary injunction against the city, following the judge's denial earlier this month of the officer's request to issue a temporary restraining order.; 11:05 a.m.

Clark County in for long ozone summer: Clark County principal planner Will Cates expects that the federal Environmental Protection Agency will declare in 2000 that Southern Nevada is in serious nonattainment for ozone, a pollutant problem from vehicle exhaust in warm summer ...; 11:04 a.m.

Cathedral crumbles: Religious sanctuary near Pahrump closes: Stacy J. Willis; Above Roland H. Wiley's folk-art religious sanctuary was a sign welcoming anyone who found himself on the stretch of nothing-but-desert Southern Nevada highway to stop and commune with God.; 11:04 a.m.

LVCVA to back second bull run: LVCVA officials expect this year's event to draw 2,000 runners and 10,000 out-of-town visitors. Last year, the Running drew 6,000 visitors from out of town, and generated a non-gaming economic impact of $865,000. This year, ...; 10:54 a.m.

Advertising firms may share lucrative McCarran contract: Adrienne Packer; An airport official said Tuesday that if Forsythe, Francis, Ernaut and Associates (FFE) and Joyce and Associates come to an agreement, it will be the first time the airport contract is divided among applicants.; 10:53 a.m.

New child support system to get boost: "We still have significant hurdles to clear and a lot of work still needs to be done, but we had a very productive meeting and we left with a commitment to resolve the NOMADS crisis," ...; 10:52 a.m.

Enterprise residents sue over urbanizing threat: Jace Radke; His mother, Sunday Lager, says that the rural lifestyle that allows her to keep a horse at her home and gives her son a place to kick up some dust is why she moved to ...; 10:49 a.m.

New home given to mother who lost three sons in fire: The three-bedroom home near Boulder Highway and Lamb Boulevard was provided to Gonzales by a group of local manufactured home dealers.; 10:48 a.m.

Las Vegas Strip retail forecast is optimistic: A 1 percent vacancy rate at retail outlets on the Las Vegas Strip is allowing landlords to be choosy about tenants.; 10:39 a.m.

Massachusetts rift offers clear example of nuclear division: Mark D. Preston; The nuclear industry and most people near the plants want to move the waste, but environmental groups, for safety reasons, want it to stay put. And as Congress again grapples with the question of how ...; 10:38 a.m.

Revised bill would put nuke waste at Test Site: Mark D. Preston; The debate began early this morning. At press time the House Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power had not yet voted on the proposal, but it was expected to pass later this afternoon.; 10:37 a.m.

Earnings decline for LV utility: Revenue of $182 million was up from $165 million.; 10:36 a.m.

Convention center expansion decision delayed: John Wilen; Sheldon Adelson stormed the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Board of Directors meeting Tuesday morning, prompting a two-week delay for decisions on a planned $100 million, 1.3 million-square-foot expansion of the Las Vegas Convention ...; 10:35 a.m.

Ralph Siraco's Selections for Santa Anita: Thursday's card; 10:34 a.m.

Assembly bill offers help for well owners: CARSON CITY -- Well owners in the Las Vegas Valley would receive help in hooking up to municipal water under a bill approved Tuesday by the Assembly.; 10:33 a.m.

Competing bills raise questions about health care ombudsman: Art Nadler; Sen. Mike Schneider, D-Las Vegas, said Senate Bill 196 would place the ombudsman under the authority of the state Division of Insurance. The ombudsman would have the power to investigate and help resolve complaints from ...; 10:32 a.m.

Hospitals fighting measure aimed at staffing of nurses: Assembly Bill 586, introduced by Assemblywoman Vivian Freeman, D-Reno, would require hospitals to develop plans for staffing and keep track of whether they are meeting the goals.; 10:31 a.m.

Harrah's tightens standards on problem gambling: John Wilen; The new standards will require company casino properties to establish a responsible gambling committee, training programs, credit issuance policies, customer self-restriction programs, and policies on appropriate marketing practices.; 10:30 a.m.

Casinos protected from malfunctions: Assembly Bill 583 says a player is not entitled to any winnings if the gaming device malfunctions. But to avoid paying, the casino must show there is a record of the malfunction stored in the ...; 10:29 a.m.

Tuesday's Prep Results -- April 14, 1999: Cimarron 4, Bonanza 1; 10:29 a.m.

Circus stock jumps on analyst upgrade: Today's action marks the sixth upgrade for Circus shares since Feb. 19 by Wall Street gaming analysts. Two of the upgrades were by Merrill Lynch.; 10:29 a.m.

Patent litigation over slots expands: In Benton County, Ore., Acres sued Anchor and Spin for Cash Wide Area Progressive Joint Venture, an Anchor partnership with International Game Technology. The suit alleges Anchor wrongfully used Acres intellectual property to obtain patents ...; 10:27 a.m.

Park Place appeals order on Louisiana casino: Alan Sayre; NEW ORLEANS -- An escrow account ordered by state gambling regulators in a dispute involving the two partners of Bally's riverboat casino in New Orleans has not been set up and one of the combatants ...; 10:26 a.m.

Thunder falls to Aeros: Despite allowing three third-period goals, the Houston Aeros beat the Las Vegas Thunder 4-3 in an IHL shootout Tuesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. Mark Freer and Cam Stewart scored as the league-leading ...; 10:26 a.m.

Special license plates clear Assembly panel: Janie Greenspun Gale, president of the Las Vegas Springs Preservation Foundation, and Richard Wimmer, deputy general manager of the Las Vegas Valley Water District, predicted thousands of plates would be sold for the benefit of ...; 10:26 a.m.

WAC honors Rebels' Tishler: The Western Athletic Conference chose UNLV senior Asaf Tishler men's tennis Athlete of the Week. Ranked 31st in the country, he upset No. 27 Gareth Williams of Tulsa and then defeated 65th-ranked Pepe Caballero of ...; 10:25 a.m.

Box score: Stars 4, Sky Sox 3: Colorado Springs; 10:23 a.m.

Thursday at Santa Anita: 1st race 1-1/16 mi 4YO & up Mdn Clm: 1 Windsinger (Toscano) 123; 2 a-Apache Pass (Vergara) 114; 3 Gudarian (Solis) 121; 4 Final Eyes (Flores) 114; 5 Weatherbug (Pulido) 114; 6 Desert Call (Antley) ...; 10:22 a.m.

Thursday at Golden Gate: 1st race 6 fur 3YO Fil Mdn Clm: 1 Hopeful And Free (Carr) 117; 2 Fra Amici (FValenzuela) 117; 3 You Can Tango (Matias) 117; 4 Ankha (Tohill) 117; 5 Sovereign Bets (Barton) 117; 6 ...; 10:22 a.m.

Thursday at Aqueduct: 1st race 6 fur 4YO & up F&M Mdn: 1 Red Knickers (Espinoza) 122; 2 Fluff N Stuff (Diego) 117; 3 Lottsa Talk (Velazquez) 113; 4 Eve's Obligation (LaBoccetta) 122; 5 Merc's Comet (Smith) 108; ...; 10:22 a.m.

UNLV Golfers Ranked No. 1: The UNLV golf team has risen to the top of the Golfstat rankings for the first time this season. The rankings, which were released on Tuesday, put the Rebels at No. 1 in the nation ...; 10:21 a.m.

Jones bout out of MGM: Popular light heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones Jr., apparently won't be making his return to Las Vegas any time soon.; 10:16 a.m.

UNLV on verge of signing top prospect: Steve Carp; As UNLV was on the verge of signing one of its top recruits to a national letter of intent, another player on Bill Bayno's wish list apparently has decided to head to the Midwest.; 10:14 a.m.

Ed Vosberg on his way back: Steve Guiremand; Ed Vosberg had experienced just about everything imaginable during his baseball career.; 10:13 a.m.

Fishing Report -- April 14, 1999: Boaters who braved storm-driven winds found fair action for stripers over the weekend. The A and C buoys in Las Vegas Bay, the tires at Las Vegas Bay Marina, the rock slide near Hoover Dam ...; 10:12 a.m.

Columnist Peter Benton: Senior qualifying event set for May 10: Peter Benton; Senior professional golfers are reminded that Las Vegas Senior Classic open qualifying will take place at the TPC at The Canyons on Monday, May 10.; 10:11 a.m.

Columnist Paula DelGiudice's: Local amateurs excel at tourney: While the big story at last weekend's KMart BASSMASTER Top 150 fishing tournament at Lake Mead was the weather, for local anglers -- particularly the amateurs -- there was a much bigger story brewing.; 10:11 a.m.

Rebels should be rested, focused for postseason: Two years ago, the UNLV golf team endured perhaps the low point in the program's history under head coach Dwaine Knight.; 10:07 a.m.

Columnist Dean Juipe: Sorry field hurts UNLV recruiting: Dean Juipe; It's obvious what the problem is.; 10:05 a.m.

Automatic NCAA bid for MWC on hold: Steve Carp; What at first appeared to be a transition slam dunk is turning out to be an excruciating halfcourt possession for the Mountain West Conference as it attempts to acquire an automatic bid to the 2000 ...; 10:04 a.m.

The Age of Rage: Kimberley McGee; Oedipus may have supplied history's first vivid example of road rage when he was asked to move out of the road by a passing royal carriage.; 10:00 a.m.

Plans to re-open Virginia Hotel-casino: "It's a small hotel, but it's a big step for downtown Reno to re-open something," Cal-Neva President Phil Bryan said.; 9:38 a.m.

Council approves settlement with officer's family: The city will get $300,000 of that settlement and will add $100,000 of its own to buy a $400,000 annuity for Carole Hashimoto and her two daughters.; 9:36 a.m.

Lawmakers asked to fund early medical treatment for poor children: Kiley Russell; AB5, funding swift treatment for sick children eligible for the Nevada Check-up program, will cost the state about $580,000 over the next two years but could save millions in unrecoverable emergency care costs, supporters said ...; 9:35 a.m.

Union officials question governor's proposal: Jennifer Coleman; The plan to privatize the state Employers Insurance Company of Nevada was presented Tuesday to the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee. Advocates say it's a necessary step as Nevada's workers compensation market opens up later ...; 9:33 a.m.

Prisoners to pay their own booking costs under sheriff's plan: Kiley Russell; SB114, allowing for the booking costs, was pushed Tuesday by the Washoe County Sheriff's Department, which charges inmates for room and board but not for the cost of taking mug shots or getting fingerprints.; 9:31 a.m.

Mother convicted in killings of two sons, acquitted in third death: The woman's attorney contended that a rare genetic kidney disease was to blame. That will be a basis of appeal along with the complexity of the trial - 29 days, more than 100 witnesses and ...; 9:30 a.m.

Senators approve ban on traffic cameras: But James, R-Las Vegas, added that no one should ever get a traffic ticket in the mail with no way to refute the charges.; 9:29 a.m.

Huge slide not likely to be cleared away before Wednesday: "The last thing you want is to take out a car," he said.; 9:29 a.m.

Assembly passes two bills dealing with Sierra Chemical blast: Just three of the 16 Sierra Chemical workers spoke English and most were undocumented aliens.; 9:29 a.m.

Nevada's 'Sherrice Iverson' bill OK'd by Assembly: Witnesses who don't act as "Good Samaritans" and alert police as soon as possible about such crimes also could face civil lawsuits.; 9:28 a.m.

Lawmakers approve bill to punish inmates for throwing feces at guards: Kiley Russell; SB149, approved unanimously by the Assembly Judiciary Committee, also would strip prisoners of so-called good time credits for exposing prison employees, other inmates or visitors to bodily fluids.; 4:21 a.m.

Box score: Thunder 5, Aeros 4 (SO): Second Period -- 4, Houston, Christian 41 (Andrusak, Oliver), 5:41; 5, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 35 (Hollis), 15:35. Penalties: Houston, Huard (tripping), 0:13; Las Vegas, Shaw (holding), 0:29; Houston, Dyck (interference), 8:10; Las Vegas, Nasato (interference), ...; 4:03 a.m.

Box score: Ice Dogs 5, Thunder 3: Second Period -- 3, Long Beach, Podollan 4 (Lefebvre, Nemecek), pp, 5:49; 4, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 36 (Jinman), sh, 13:04. Penalties: Las Vegas, Shaldybin (holding), 3:04; Las Vegas, Shaw (roughing), 4:57; Long Beach, Jutras (holding, ...; 4:03 a.m.

Box score: Admirals 6, Thunder 3: Second Period -- 5, Milwaukee, Gosselin 14 (Daniels), 1:30; 6, Milwaukee, Darby 27 (Riva), 17:40. Penalties: Milwaukee, Staples (roughing), 5:58; Las Vegas, Srubko (roughing), 5:58; Milwaukee, Gosselin (goalie interference), 14:34; Las Vegas, Nasato (roughing), 20:00.; 4:03 a.m.

Box score: Thunder 5, Admirals 4 (SO): Second Period -- 4, Milwaukee, Mowers 14 (Henderson, Darby), 12:26. 5, Milwaukee, Henderson 17 (Mowers, Lintner), 13:23. 6, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 39 (Hollis, Melson), pp, 15:46. Penalties: Las Vegas, Wansborough (unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:09; Milwaukee, Lintner ...; 4:02 a.m.

Box score: Moose 6, Thunder 4: Second Period -- 3, Las Vegas, Mulhern 13 (Buckberger, Wansborough), 8:02. 4, Manitoba, Fearns 13 (Intranuovo, B Bowler), 9:24. 5, Manitoba, C Bowen 10 (Chapman), 15:14. Penalties: Manitoba, Macdonald (slashing), 4:29; Manitoba, Shmyr (fighting major), ...; 4:01 a.m.

Box score: Vipers 4, Thunder 1: Second Period -- 2, Detroit, Aldridge 14 (Ustorf, Malgunas), 1:10; 3, Detroit, Felsner 21 (Herbers, Ustorf), pp, 5:45; 4, Detroit, Maurice 5 (Reynolds, Drulia), 10:09; 5, Detroit, Walker 25 (Maurice, Stojanov), 19:55. Penalties: Las Vegas, ...; 3:53 a.m.

Box score: Aeros 7, Thunder 1: Second Period -- 4, Las Vegas, Hollis 22 (C Taylor, Romaniuk), 2:41; 5, Houston, Christian 44 (Wiseman), 18:21. Penalties: Houston, Dyck (Obstruction, hooking), 5:21; Houston, Wiseman (cross-checking), 12:20; Houston, Tory (slashing), 14:35.; 3:52 a.m.

Box score: Thunder 3, Ice Dogs 2: Second Period -- 1, Long Beach, Leonov 6 (Lefebvre, Ferner), 4:01. 2, Las Vegas, Mulhern 14 (C Taylor, Alexeev), 14:08. 3, Las Vegas, Romaniuk 41 (C Taylor, Melson), 18:30. Penalties: Long Beach, Converse (fighting, major), ...; 3:15 a.m.

Box score: Aeros 4, Thunder 3 (SO): Second Period -- 1, Houston, Shepherd 1 (Huard, Christian), 12:46; 2, Houston, Oliver 18 (Stewart), 16:15. Penalties: Houston bench, served by Huard (too many men on the ice), 2:05; Houston, Christian (roughing), 5:24; Las Vegas, ...; 3:05 a.m.

Bill to limit governor's appointment power dies in Senate: Jennifer Coleman; SB160, authored by Sen. Dean Rhoads, R-Tuscarora, and Senate Majority Leader Bill Raggio, R-Reno, was placed on hold after it was approved in a committee. Unless the Senate votes on the measure by Monday, the ...; 1:58 a.m.

State agrees to pay $165,881 to guard who beat up inmates: Brendan Riley; David Rowell was convicted of battery, but won the civil rights lawsuit filed by the inmates. Prison officials say Rowell and another guard tried to beat a confession out of two inmates by slapping one ...; 1:58 a.m.

Kite, Daly, Stadler commit to Reno-Tahoe Open: Eight hotel-casinos are among the 32 local businesses that have signed on as sponsors of the first PGA Tour event in Reno since Ben Hogan won the Reno Open Invitational in 1948.; 1:57 a.m.

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